The indie/electronic/psychedelic/lots-of-things band Django Django are playing the Saturdays of each Coachella weekend which is rapidly approaching, but as some bands like to keep the music playing between weeks, they will also be sandwiching in a “Localchella” set at The Fonda Theatre on April 18th with fellow line-up mates Tank and The Bangas – and we’re giving away a pair of tickets to the show!

The NYC-bred, LA-based alternative rock trio FOXTRAX have been busy at work and touring for the past year, continuing to release new material in the vein of singles and EPs. Their latest single “Everything’s Changing” from their upcoming EP Nothing Lasts Forever continues the anthemic and cinematic strength of its previously released singles, and you can listen to it below. Most importantly, the band will embark on a tour along the west coast in support of it, and you can catch them at The Roxy November 9th or enter our contest to win a pair of tickets!

As the summer season winds down, usually so does the music festival circuit. That’s usually because the kids are back in school and the weather outside isn’t exactly ideal. That is, if you’re living in any state other than California.

For the first time in two years, Danish artist Agnes Obel will be returning to North America for a series of dates surrounding her SXSW appearances. She’s touring in support of Citizen of Glass, her first concept album, and on March 21st, the songwriter, pianist, and producer will be swinging by LA’s El Rey Theatre to regale Los Angeles with her unique sound.Continue reading…

3/3 UPDATE: Congratulations to our winners Erin Heimburge & John Zahorik, and a big THANK YOU to everyone who entered!

More than a quarter of a century ago, Anton Newcombe founded The Brian Jonestown Massacre and the group has been shaping the sound of garage rock ever since. Though the lineup has changed frequently, Newcombe and his collaborators have managed to release more than a dozen full-length albums incorporating everything from shoegaze and psyche rock to electronic and world music.Continue reading…

1/26 Update: Congratulations to our winners Amber Bollard & Steven Johnson, and a big THANK YOU to everyone who entered.

With 11 studio albums, two GRAMMYs, three ACM Awards, a CMA (and, at age 13, the youngest person to ever be nominated for one), LeAnn Rimes is an accomplished country music veteran — a legend. You know what the crazy part about all of it is? She’s only 34 years old.Continue reading…

1/20 UPDATE: Congratulations to our winners Mike Carpenter & Maribel Madrigal, and a big THANK YOU to everyone who entered!

Martin Sexton is a gift. I discovered his music while living in Massachusetts in 2002, and I cannot count the number of times I have seen him live since, but I can tell you this: I have never walked away from one of his shows without a brightened outlook on life, or my mind blown by the purity of his to-the-core musicality.Continue reading…

12/16 UPDATE: Congratulations to our winners Jon Hughes & Jason Levi, and a big THANK YOU to everyone who entered!

It’s an impressive feat for any band to release nine studio albums and stick it out for close to two decades, but The Dandy Warhols seem to have made that effort, well, effortless. With the release of this year’s Distortland, the alternative rockers have proven once again why they need to stick around for at least a little bit longer, entertaining the soul with new but very well lived-in psychedelic distortion.Continue reading…

12/13 UPDATE: Congratulations to our winners Christopher Modisette & Rebecca Stark, and a big THANK YOU to everyone who entered!

Long before There’s Something About Mary, music fans knew there was something about Jonathan Richman. He first came on the music scene in 1970 as the founder of The Modern Lovers, a band whose members went on to join such notable acts at Talking Heads and The Cars. His early work was influential in shaping the sound of those that came after him, and he’s even been called the “Godfather of Punk.”Continue reading…